President Donald Trump did not commit any impeachable offenses, but the House violated the Constitution to suggest he did and are, ironically, immune from reprisals, according to constitutional law expert Alan Dershowitz ...
"When Congress impeached the president earlier this week, they committed six independent violations of the Constitution.
...They violated the free speech provision. They violated the impeachment criteria. They violated the bill of attainder. They violated due process, on and on and on."
"But ...Senators and congressmen are immune from lawsuits for what they do or say on the floor of the Senate, so there can't be any personal lawsuits.
"And I wouldn't favor recriminations."
... the president's pursuit of an Electoral College challenge is not grounds for impeachment, Dershowitz noted.
"How can you impeach a president for a speech that is constitutionally protected?" he lamented.
"The Constitution is very clear, the purpose of impeachment is removal," he concluded, adding the president will be out of office by the time a trial can be held ... "
